Fall in love with your enemy

The next time, Lao Fu was not in the office.

There are usually no other people upstairs. Lao Fu likes to be quiet. In recent years, except for my uncle and I, who have made him helpless, he will most likely get scolded if anyone else makes a noise. Even at work, delivery can only be done within the specified time. When the documents come up, you have to call first for urgent matters. Except for meals, when the old man goes to the restaurant, and the cleaning lady comes up to clean, the whole floor is empty.

I was about to pick up my cell phone to make a call, but when I turned around, I happened to see Cheng Ling.

She didn't enter the office door, and the nominal secretary had to abide by the rules. Judging from her appearance, she probably just brought some documents to process, so I just went out to ask her.

Cheng Ling was shocked when she saw me coming out.

"Where's my dad?"

Cheng Ling stood up in a hurry, pressed the short skirt behind her with the back of her hand, nodded slightly and said, "Miss, I'm not sure. Fu Dong was still here just now."

"You don't know?" I was a little surprised.

Cheng Ling was even more confused. He could squeeze out the word "Chuan" with his brows at a young age: "Should I... know?"

Liang Sen reacted first and pulled me from behind. Then I changed my mind and said, "Ah, it's okay. You don't need to know. I, I just asked casually." Then I hurriedly pulled Liang Sen downstairs.

Although I don’t know why I was nervous, it was really awkward to talk to my father’s lover, so I chose to run away.

As soon as I entered the elevator, Liang Sen smiled at me without concealing it: "Isn't it different from your understanding?"

I understood that he was referring to what I thought Cheng Ling knew about Lao Fu. I took a breath and gritted my teeth and said, "That's a big deviation."

After I regained my composure, I sent a message to Lao Fu and found out that he was relatively free today. He had just wandered around the backyard and was now ready to go home. I looked for him at the location he said.

The backyard is neither big nor small, but I still like it very much. There is a huge arc-shaped glass cover more than ten meters above my head, and the sunlight pours down from the sky. There are green plants that Lao Fu loves everywhere, and there are a few in the corners. In a cat nest, Old Fu was lying comfortably on a rocking chair, holding a lazy and fat orange cat in his arms. While he was stroking it, the jade ring on his thumb gave off a low light.

Shao Qin made a pot of tea nearby. When he saw me coming, he nodded, turned around, bowed slightly to Old Fu and went out. I also signaled Liang Sen to wait for me at the door.

"Here, my dear, I heard that the matter between Jinglei and Lulu has been resolved?" The old man stretched his body, stood up and let the cat go.

I noticed that the old man’s clothes and the place where the cat lay down were soaked with sweat. I have to say that the company’s cat has a bit of weight on his body. Look, it’s weighed down by my old man!

Wait, is that the point?

The cat was put aside in advance to lose weight. I put my hands on my hips and looked at the old man angrily: "You are letting people go next to me again!"

The old man immediately looked away and tried to cover up the truth, but how could these things escape my fierce eyes? After pausing for a few seconds, the old man decisively accepted his fate, slapped his thigh and said distressedly: "Shishi, Dad can't help it. Just what happened to your mother last time. She almost killed you. If there was no one around you at that time, But what should I do? What will you do if you encounter a madman again? Dad will always ensure your safety. "

I pouted and wanted to quibble: "Liang Sen will protect me."

"Then double protection." The old man called me over and poured me a cup of tea: "Dad knows that the two children of the Liang family are fine, but think about it, after all, Liang Sen is only twenty-five years old, which is too young. , not to mention Liang He, who is younger than you and only has evil ideas in his heart. Dad won’t be worried if you don’t have experienced people around you."

"Then who did you arrange for? I have to get to know him. If something happens in the future, I can listen to him, right?" I tasted the tea in my hand, and there was a faint floral fragrance.

Old Fu waved his hand: "You don't need to know. If you know, you have to guard against him no matter what you do."

"It's a shame." I muttered.

Old Fu chuckled. He always believed in a principle: If I don't make a fuss or refute, I'm acting like a spoiled brat.

"Usually you don't come to the company, and you just talk about small things on the phone, but now..." Old Fu squinted his eyes, scanned me up and down, and said with a look that saw everything through: "Tell me, yes What do you want me to ask dad for?"

"You can guess this too?"

"Just kidding, you are my daughter."

I lowered my head and said, "Well, it's actually about Jinglei."

The old man was deep in thought for a while before he spoke: "Shishi, please think about it. Now that the truth about someone like her is revealed, do you still hope that dad will accept her as his adopted daughter?"

I didn't raise my head, but I could still feel Lao Fu's deep gaze.

"Or do you want to use the Zhao family's marriage to delay the marriage between Chengcheng and the Han family? You know that Han Yunshuang has always been pushy, and the Zhao family's engagement will definitely overshadow her. For the future of your family, you will not choose If she confronts the Zhao family head-on at this time, she will definitely postpone the wedding."

I closed my eyes and sighed: "Sure enough, you guessed it."

The old man didn't know what to say to me, so he could only pull me over and hug me. I sat on the mat next to his legs and lay on his knees.

Old Fu gently stroked my hair and said lovingly and helplessly: "Do you care about Chengcheng that much? Don't you care about his identity? No child outside likes an illegitimate child."

I smiled bitterly, hugged the old man tighter, and replied: "I hate it, even, I hate it to the point of my bones."

Wasn't it because Lu Chengcheng took away my love from me in my last life? There must be a reason why I am not as good as Lao Fu, but without him, there would not be so much trouble at home, and I would not be stymied by trivial family matters.

But now that I think about it, Chengcheng didn’t expect those things to happen, and his life was not very good at first. The old man was busy with work, so it was the two of us who got along the longest in this huge house.

After hearing this, Lao Fu rubbed my shoulders distressedly: "Otherwise, Chengcheng will be sent back to Jinhai."

"No, that will destroy him." I shook my head, swallowed the anger in my heart, I straightened up and said seriously: "I still hate his identity, but after all, he is not a bad person. , he doesn’t have any bad intentions at all. I bully him every day, but he never fights back, and he won’t even say a word of complaint. When we were in the old house, he blocked the knife for me without hesitation. For this reason, I will not Don’t worry about that. Besides, I don’t want to wrong Lulu. If I fight with him, what will Lulu do?”

The old man's expression darkened again. He turned around and picked up the tea and took a sip: "It's just that the Han family may not be able to accept Chengcheng. Han Yunshuang first fell in love with Xin Ci. You know this, but Xin Ci The child looked at you from somewhere and wanted to break off the engagement immediately. He came to our house to propose marriage the next day. Han Yunshuang has held a grudge since then, but she does not dare to make trouble with the Gao family. Later, she thought about our family again, but she was actually interested in your brother. At that time, the Chen family had already taken the lead. Lao Chen didn't care about anyone else. He only loved his daughter like a heart. Listen, It was said that the daughter fell in love with Shuchen, and even as a woman, she took the initiative to come to propose marriage. No, your second uncle was embarrassed to shirk it. He said that at least let your brother try to get along with each other, and the Han family fell behind again and took several steps back. , I still target Chengcheng for the sake of marriage. If I find out the identity of Chengcheng’s illegitimate son again..."

"So dad, I want to tell Lulu about Chengcheng." I paused and said, "But don't worry, Lulu won't tell anyone. I can see that she really likes Chengcheng, but the marriage It’s not a trivial matter. It’s not just love that can build a family. The personalities, identities, and values ​​of the two people are all very important determining factors. I hope that her marriage will be the best one she has chosen. I don’t want her to suddenly get married in the future. You know what you will regret. For her and Chengcheng, the most important identity issue is borne by her, and no one in our family should arrange for her."

After listening to what I said, the old man pinched my face with satisfaction: "My daughter has grown up and can tell so many truths. It doesn't matter, bad bamboo produces good bamboo shoots, and even though Han Yunshuang is not a good person, But if you give birth to a good daughter, the child should get the best, so just tell her and let her choose."

"Okay." I nodded, and the stone in my heart was relieved. But after the Han family's affairs were dealt with, I couldn't help but go back and think about Wang Jinglei and the Zhao family. I was a little worried and said: "Dad, what about Wang Jinglei? If our family is really Will there be many hidden dangers in taking her in? What if she wants to take revenge on our family..."

"My good girl, you underestimate our family too much." Old Fu calmly took a sip of tea, pinched a piece of tea and stuffed it into my mouth: "Don't worry, let alone that one, it's all the students of the Fu family. They have all become their father's children, and they all want to rebel and form an insurrectionary army, but they cannot afford to make a big splash. How can my father not know what each of the children raised by his own family is capable of?"

"I mean the Zhao family." I frowned: "People outside say that the Zhao family's family fortune is even bigger than that of the Gao family, and is one of the few in the country. What if Wang Jinglei wants to take advantage of the Zhao family's power?"

"Not to mention she is a daughter-in-law of the Zhao family who was not accepted from the beginning. Even if Zhao Kanhai, the Prince of Linjiang, deals with our family personally, oh no, his parents do it together, it still has to be weighed. Always think about it. , you have to remember one thing. When looking at family power, you can't just look at the economy and reputation. You also need to see whether they have prepared a way out for themselves. The Zhao family's business is booming, but the mistake is that it is too ostentatious and attracts attention. , leaving a clue. Back then, the Zhao family made a mistake. If your brother-in-law hadn’t secretly eliminated the mole and helped him, you wouldn’t be able to see the Zhao family today. "

"Uncle?" I was slightly surprised.

"That's right." Old Fu touched my head, "Don't dare to think about it. That was before you came home. Your brother-in-law is only twenty-five years old. You can imagine how impatient the Zhao family is. From time to time, Remember, it is not easy to build a family, but it is easy to destroy a family when there is not much difference in strength. Therefore, our family has not sought speed over the years, only stability, so that others cannot destroy us. , we will not take the initiative to provoke outsiders."

"I understand." I nodded heavily.

The old man glanced at his watch: "It's not very early. I said as I walked, let's go home for dinner."

"Okay." I stood up.

The old man asked the cleaning lady to come over and clean, and then we walked along the corridor to the backyard and notified Shao Qin and Liang Sen to drive the car from the parking lot.

"By the way, Dad, Wang Jinglei told me this afternoon that before I come back, you will raise her as your own child? Then why were you unwilling when she begged you to adopt her as your adopted daughter?" I was a little jealous. asked.

Although I know that the old man had his own reasons for sending me away, and he also wanted to prevent the old man from attacking me, I felt awkward after hearing Wang Jinglei's words.

But unfortunately, the old man didn't seem to understand what I meant.

He sighed quietly towards the distance: "There is indeed the reason you mentioned before, but my father thinks more that this child is very talented and has a future, and he should not delay her for the sake of her original family. future, so I am willing to give her a home, but I give this child education, teach her books, and take her to various occasions to deal with different crises. I hope that she will rely on her own strength to make a career in the future and work hard to create a world of her own. Come on, she's not just going to marry a rich kid who likes her and give birth to them like rabbits, so what's the difference between marrying a piglet? Stay at home and be her rich wife. Why should I teach her so much? Isn’t it a waste? I’m angry about this, not anything else, so I’m really disappointed in the matter of my adopted daughter.”

I was stunned for a moment, digesting the principles that the old master taught me. I didn’t notice that he suddenly stopped while walking and bumped into the old master’s shoulder.

I raised my eyes to see what was going on, and saw Lao Fu raise his hand with a guilty conscience, and then muttered: "I didn't mean to offend your aunt."

I couldn't help but laugh out loud, but I quickly covered it up, for fear that "walls have ears." I waited for a while before speaking again: "But, what if she really likes Zhao Kanhai?"

The old man shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If she really liked that kid from the Zhao family, something like this wouldn't happen today."

I paused, thinking that it was indeed like what Lao Fu said. If you really care about the other person, how can you cause trouble for the other person's family? You must know that Wang Jinglei's chosen opponent is the Han family, an in-law of our Fu family and a close friend of the Gao family.

"Our family doesn't allow students to fall in love with children from rich families. If they really like it, what if they marry our biological child? It's a first-come-first-served basis, but dad has not investigated. Over the years, , it has always been the boy from the Zhao family who has been paying unilaterally."

The old man sneered.

"The kid from Kanhai has a very good saying. In the beginning, human beings are inherently good. We shouldn't think too badly of the people around us, but we can't live well either. How can a kid like Wang Jinglei dare to let down his guard? Well. Doesn’t she know that Zhao Kanhai is the only son of the Zhao family, and as long as he insists, she can marry into the Zhao family without any surprise? But she just wants an extra identity, and uses love to coerce us into giving her an extra guarantee ; Doesn’t she know that if something happens to the marriage, not only will she not be able to let us enjoy the benefits of marriage with the Zhao family after the divorce, but she will also offend the Zhao family? Shang Mingyu’s example is already there, if it weren’t for Gao Xin Ci came to propose marriage after falling in love at first sight, how could we still be involved with the Gao family, but she just wanted to find a way out for herself so that she would still have her natal family to rely on after she retreats."

I was silent, my thoughts were confused, and sometimes I hated myself for being so soft-hearted. Just like this, I actually wanted to say something for her: "Actually, sometimes I feel that she is also pitiful. She has such a horrible look at home, and she came to Jiangjiang alone. It’s hard to struggle on your own at this age, like a rootless duckweed.”

The old man turned around and pinched my face and gave me a smile: "My dear, it's good to be soft-hearted, but you don't need to treat people like this. The poor family conditions are pitiful, which is not an excuse for her to hurt others. Besides, our family didn't treat her badly. She even said it herself. Her father always raised her as his own child, and she was the one who fell for it. If she could endure it a little longer, or treat the Zhao family sincerely, The child is ready to work hard to start a family with him. Dad must be proud of having such a student. Even if he is not a biological parent, he is still willing to prepare a thick dowry for her and send her to the Zhao family in glory. It’s a pity that she doesn’t want it and must use such despicable means to arrange the marriage by herself.”

"I know, I just can't help but think about it." I smiled bitterly.

The old man let go of my face, and hugged my shoulders with a happy smile: "It's okay, after all, we have been classmates for many years. If you are too cruel, then dad will really suspect that you have inherited it from me."